India, Feb. 28 -- A one-day state-level conference for deputy commissioners and municipal corporation commissioners on Census 2027 - Phase 1 (House Listing Operations) was held in Chandigarh on Friday. The conference was jointly organised by the department of local government, Punjab and the directorate of census operations, Punjab, under the chairmanship of chief secretary KAP Sinha. The objective of the conference was to orient field-level administrative heads for Phase 1 of Census 2027 - the House Listing and Housing Census - scheduled to be conducted in Punjab from May 15, 2026, to June 13, 2026. Members of the public will also have the option of self-enumeration from April 30, 2026, to May 14, 2026, prior to the commencement of house listing operations. Phase 2 of Census 2027 will be conducted in February 2027, according to an official press release. In his inaugural address, chief secretary KAP Sinha underlined the national importance of the Census as the backbone of evidence-based governance, welfare planning and equitable distribution of resources. Stressing transparency, data quality and strict adherence to timelines, he called upon all officers to ensure meticulous planning and seamless inter-departmental coordination....